mitochondrion

(noun)

a spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, contains genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP

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Examples of mitochondrion in the following topics:

  • Shared Features of Archaea and Eukaryotes

    • The energy released generates adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through chemiosmosis, in the same basic process that happens in the mitochondrion of eukaryotic cells.

  • F10 ATP Synthase

    • They were originally called elementary particles and were thought to contain the entire respiratory apparatus of the mitochondrion, but, through a long series of experiments, Ephraim Racker and his colleagues (who first isolated the F1 particle in 1961) were able to show that this particle is correlated with ATPase activity in uncoupled mitochondria and with the ATPase activity in submitochondrial particles created by exposing mitochondria to ultrasound.

  • Energy Conservation and Autotrophy in Archaea

    • The energy released generates adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through chemiosmosis in the same basic process that happens in the mitochondrion of eukaryotic cells.

  • Genome Reduction

    • Genomes fluctuate in size regularly; however, genome size reduction is most significant in bacteria.The most evolutionary significant cases of genome reduction may be the eukaryotic organelles that are derived from bacteria: the mitochondrion and plastid.

  • Respiration and Proton Motive Force

    • During aerobic conditions, the pyruvate enters the mitochondrion to be fully oxidized by the Krebs cycle.

  • Habitats and Energy Metabolism of Crenarchaeota

    • The energy released generates adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through chemiosmosis, in the same basic process that happens in the mitochondrion of eukaryotic cells.